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University of Kansas faculty governance leaders are frustrated with a proposal from administration for a second Integrated Sciences Building that would cost nearly $200 million to construct. Members of Faculty and University Senate told the University Daily Kansan they did not know about a plan for ISB 2 prior to the publication of the Kansan article. The news about ISB 2, coupled with reports of a $30 million Adams Alumni Center remodel — which is being paid for by private fun...

photo by: Nick Krug The Integrated Science Building in the Central District of the University of Kansas is pictured on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The University of Kansas has submitted a proposal to the Kansas Board of Regents to construct a nearly $200 million science building, a move that ‘appalled’ a group of faculty members concerned about KU’s budget. But a KU spokesperson said the university’s proposal was procedural and that the building’s construction would be dependent on securin...

Students walk along Jayhawk Boulevard, donning masks, on the University of Kansas campus on Aug. 24, 2020. The University of Kansas lifted restrictions on university-related travel this week, citing high vaccination rates against COVID-19. KU’s mask mandate, however, is likely to remain in place into the fall semester. Simon Atkinson, vice chancellor for research, and Jason Hornberger, vice provost for finance, announced the change in a message to the KU community on Monday. Atkinson and Horn...

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Mon, 04/05/2021 LAWRENCE — An assistant professor at the University of Kansas received a prestigious grant designed to help early-career faculty members in STEM disciplines establish a lifetime of leadership in their respective fields. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) went to Robert Unckless, assistant professor of molecular biosciences in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The award is the highest honor given by the NSF to y...

Thu, 03/04/2021 UPDATE: A previous version of this story relied on data calculations that have since been corrected by the Institute for Research on Innovation & Science, which issued an updated report on April 2, 2021. KU provided accurate raw data, but a processing error at IRIS resulted in duplication of several categories. Accordingly, research-related spending amounts were overstated in the original IRIS report. This story now contains the accurate figures. Additionally, the number of indi...

Thu, 02/18/2021 LAWRENCE — A diverse group of University of Kansas researchers from a broad range of scholarly backgrounds — and including many female and underrepresented voices — will receive training and work together to produce public scholarship that speaks to a broader audience. The KU Public Scholars Group includes 24 faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the schools of Business, Education & Human Sciences, Journalism & Mass Communications, Law, Music and ...

For global readers, many still in the grip of the pandemic, headlines including "Thousands defy Covid rules in protests" and "Thousands expected to protest Australia Day despite COVID-19 concerns" led the way for some heated discussion. The date of Australia Day, January 26, remains controversial as it marks the day the First Fleet sailed into Sydney Cove in 1788 formally declaring the land as British despite Indigenous peoples having lived on the land for centuries.   Australia Day, a ho...

For global readers, many still in the grip of the pandemic, headlines including "Thousands defy Covid rules in protests" and "Thousands expected to protest Australia Day despite COVID-19 concerns" led the way for some heated discussion. The date of Australia Day, January 26, remains controversial as it marks the day the First Fleet sailed into Sydney Cove in 1788 formally declaring the land as British despite Indigenous peoples having lived on the land for centuries.   Australia Day, a ho...